Referendum #1 was the only closely contested one. It received 17 yays and 10 nays. Because it proposed to modify the Charter, a two-thirds majority in favor was needed for the referendum to pass. Of the 27 votes cast, it received only 62.9% votes in favor, however, meaning that the referendum failed.

Any amendment to and any change of this Charter shall require a referendum and shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of more than half the votes validly cast.

2. In the event that this referendum passes and one or more other referenda on the Charter held at the same time receive more than 50% of valid votes in support but not a two-thirds majority, then the new version of Article 37 shall apply to those other referenda, i.e. they shall also pass.

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As this referendum does not modify the Charter, it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of the votes validly cast.

Voting

Voting in the Elections and Referendum runs from midnight UTC, June 10, 2012, to midnight UTC June 17, 2012.

Voting instructions

First, make sure you are logged in to Citizendium, then:

Copy the text of the "Ballot paper" from the next section.

On the menu on the far left of this page, under Toolbox, you will see a menu item, E-mail this user. Click on that link.

This will take you to a page where you can enter the text of your email.

Paste in the text of the "Ballot paper" that you previously copied.

Under the heading Managing Editor, type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).

Under the heading Referendum 1, type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).

Under the heading Referendum 2, type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).

Under the heading Referendum 3, type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).

Under the heading Referendum 4, type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).

Check what you've entered to make sure it accurately reflects your preferences.

Click on the Send button.

That's it - you've just cast your ballot. Thank you for participating!